just speaking from experience that my husky has never had any problems with chicken bones. i didnt say spoilin a dog is harmfull, i bought mine a little water fountain to drink from he is totally spoiled hehe.
Husky domesticated in siberia??the husky has been a domestic dog for about 80 years the before that they were simple sledding dogs ( not bred for being a domestic lap dog ) and before that they were completely wild.

im not sayin to do research on dogs im not quetionin your knowledge on dogs but a husky is the closest breed to the wolf not by look but by behaviour and huntin insticts.

i have no dog prefferences i love all breeds ( except the tiny little ones that people fit in their pockets ) if i wanted a dog to obey everythin i say then a husky would be the worst to get, they are extremely independant normally do things when they want to.

not all domestic dogs are lapdogs
some are herding dogs, some hunting dogs, some sledding dogs
perhaps you might check in a dictionary what domesticated means
domestication of dogs has been going on for a very long time
and re "closest to the wolf", ever heard of dingos? or african wild dogs?

no argument that huskies are still quite wild in behaviour but so are some other dog "breeds"

and btw, if you read my previous post again you will see that some comments were directed at "jayzone" and not yourself

yeh i just noticed some off your msf wasnt to me, didnt notice before.

a husky is still 1 of the most recent domestic dogs. the point im really tryin to make is a husky is the most wild out of the domestics, im guessin you have never owned a husky so you cant really say anythin about it, most vets are useless when it comes to a husky.

basicly i think you should do some research on huskies to find out how they differ from the rest opf the breeds.

lots of vets have accidently killed loads of huskies just because they thought it was a common breed and gave them the basic vacinations.

Lots of breeds can be hunting dogs guide dogs sniffer dogs but only a husky can be a sled dog.

a husky if the only breed that can change their matabaliism the only breed when running keeps 1 foot on the ground and the only breed that the dogs back legs pump air into the lung these are basic reasons why they are the only choice for a sled dog.

This post was edited by Sire on Feb 27 2012 11:18am

most modern dog breeds are less than 500 years old and the husky was domsticated well before that
(actually a significant number of breeds is less than 200 years old, just check up on history of dog breeding/showing)

amd maybe you should do a little bit of your own research on huskies and how they differ from other dogs
yes, you are right in that i never owned a husky and i wouldn't because i wouldn't live in a climate which suits them
but i quite often talk with a husky owner who lives around the corner (not that our dogs would play together )
with your comment on hunting dogs you are clearly wrong, pointing is a special skill which few breeds master
even the reliable and versatile german shepherd (a breed which is just over 100 years old) doesn't make a decent pointing dog

and finally: malamute is the traditional american sled dog, the use of huskies in north america started only recently
also do not forget the chinook and the inuit dog which are traditional sled dogs
there are more breeds which have been used as sled dogs including the before mentioned german shepherd

nothing against your love for huskies but try to get your facts right

to get nice pictures of huskies (and some other sled dogs) don't forget to follow the iditarod which just started
on the iditarod website there are sometimes quite interesting stories on the dogs, their food, etc

This post was edited by brmv on Mar 4 2012 12:48am